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History

Sokka commissioned the mechanist to produce these special glasses so that when the invasion force invaded the Fire Nation on the Day of Black Sun, they could observe the eclipse safely as a means of keeping track of time.[2] The mechanist produced hundreds of these glasses for the members of the invasion force. When the troops were making their way up the slopes of the caldera in the Fire Nation Capital, the mechanist warned them that the eclipse was starting and ordered them to cover their eyes with the eclipse glasses.[1]

Design

The glasses are made of leather and, although they are referred to as glasses, do not actually contain any glass. The slits block the sun's glare while still allowing the user to see. They are reminiscent of eyewear used by some desert or arctic cultures to reduce glare and offer protection from sandstorms or snowstorms. The sandbenders in the Si Wong Desert wore similar eyewear.[3]